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Feast from Around the World: Exploring the Best of International…
This past week, Hope College had visitors from all around the world. Visitors from Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America…
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Gun Violence on our Doorstep
On Monday, February 13 there was an active shooting on our doorstep. Michigan StateUniversity tragically lost the lives of three…
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Make your Valentines at Home!
Valentine’s Day has just passed and was celebrated by couples, friends, lots of galentines, andHope Advocates for Sustainability (HAS). You…
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Hope College Dance Marathon hits record-breaking funds!
This weekend, over 800 students gathered in the Dow to take part in Dance Marathon — one of Hope College’s greatest traditions. Energy was high, silly dancing occurred, and almost $400,000 were raised in support of the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. Along the way, Hope students got the life changing opportunity to bond with the…
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What has Happened Since the MSU Shooting: Updates
Since the shooting on Feb. 13 at Michigan State University, the Michigan community at large has continued to come together, providing support to the students and families of those affected. Michigan State resumed classes on Monday, Feb. 20 despite student petitions to provide online class options. Students wanted more time to grieve and regain a…
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Breaking Boundaries and Creating Change: The Story of Jason Arday
Arday makes history The University of Cambridge is largely regarded as one of the oldest and most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Recently, the world-renowned university received its newest professor: 37-year-old Jason Arday, who made history as the university’s youngest Black professor. Arday has defied the odds in more ways than one. After being…
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Train Collision in Greece: A country responds in anger and grief
Late on Tuesday night, Feb. 28, a 350 passenger train in Greece collided with a freight train. Upon collision, the trains exploded and fires set in. This accident resulted in at least 57 confirmed deaths, and left 50 others injured and in hospital care. The passenger train was traveling from Athens to Thessaloniki, and held many…
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A Call to Action: Brittney Griner at the NAACP Awards
Every year, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People puts on the NAACP awards to honor outstanding performances in the media by people of color. The event celebrates its nominees while hosting a slew of celebrities. At this year’s awards, the crowd rose to its feet as Brittney Griner, a WNBA basketball star…
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Tap Dancing, A Guest Choreographer, and Dance 49 with Chloe Yonkus
This past weekend, on Mar. 3rd and 4th, Dance 49 took place in the Dewitt Main Theatre and it will continue through this coming weekend Mar. 9th-11th. Dance 49 is a showcase where dance students are cast with a choreographer who then creates a piece to perform at the showcase. This year there were seven…
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A Senior Spotlight on “The O’Conner Girls” Director, Jack Slevin
Jack Slevin is a senior at Hope College, studying secondary education with a theatre minor. Currently, Slevin is preparing for his student production of the play “The O’Conner Girls” which will be presented on Mar. 10 and 11 and 7:30 p.m., at the Schaap Auditorium. “The O’Conner Girls” is a play about a family, [the…
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Feast from Around the World: Exploring the Best of International Cuisine at the Food Fair
This past week, Hope College had visitors from all around the world. Visitors from Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America all came together at Hope’s International Food Fair. The International Food fair takes place at Hope once a year to share culture and community with one another through food and it has been a Hope…
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Both Sides of the Climate Crisis
It’s easy to see news headlines and assume the world is black and white. Events seem to be either good or bad, positive, or negative, uplifting or devastating. There is no distinct in-between. But life is never that clear. It takes further digging to discern the good from the bad. Climate change is a topic…
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Aliens and Balloons? Unidentifiable Objects Seen in North American Skies
Though the phrase “UFO” may bring images of aliens or science fiction to mind, in reality, the term is more general, referring to any unknown aerial vehicle or object. Just in the month of February, four unidentified flying objects were shot down across the United States. Growth in Detection Systems Time Magazine explained that agencies…